31.3.11

Every week I take a look back at past Anthropologie catalogues and what I loved from then. (Thanks to Natalie for posting all the links.) I used to think that it’s impossible to find these pieces again, but thanks to Roxy’s trade market and eBay, anything is possible.

29.3.11

So as of Friday, April 1, I will be unemployed. My contract is up on Thursday and won’t be renewed.

This is probably a bad thing. I don’t have another job lined up, and I have a new condo.

The thing is, I don’t care.

I hate my job, so it’s a blessing in disguise. I’m also financially able to be out of work for a while, so I’m going to take some time off to relax and reboot. And to play housewife to my fiancé for a while. I’ll find another job eventually. Maybe I should be worried, but I’m not.

At work this week, I’ve pretty much checked out mentally, and I’ve kinda been tempted to show up wearing leggings or yoga pants, but I decided against it.

But I’m still figuring out the best place to take photos in my new condo.

I’m not a stripe person, but I loved this top the minute I put it on. I love the off-centre twisted neckline, the soft fabric, and the slimming effect, which was even more obvious in the changing room.

Every week I take a look back at past Anthropologie catalogues and what I loved from then. (Thanks to Natalie for posting all the links.) I used to think that it’s impossible to find these pieces again, but thanks to Roxy’s trade market and eBay, anything is possible.

date palms dress

pomegranate molasses dress – I love love love this dress

coriander t-straps, packing list sandals, turban knot slingbacks

gibralter's gleam dress – I love these colours

skoura idyll dress

villa maroc surplice – love the top and the shot

study in contrasts dress – I love this dress too

cordata scoopneck – this is gorgeous, and very similar to something Club Monaco was selling last year

21.3.11

It’s been just over a week since Will and I moved into our new condo, and it’s sloowly coming together.

The boxes are hidden out of camera range. After the initial flurry of unpacking and organizing, we’re both losing our enthusiasm. But there’s still a sense of satisfaction when another box is unpacked and the floorspace reclaimed.

18.3.11

Every week I take a look back at past Anthropologie catalogues and what I loved from then. (Thanks to Natalie for posting all the links.) I used to think that it’s impossible to find these pieces again, but thanks to Roxy’s trade market and eBay, anything is possible.

I’m not sure about sweat (that implies exercising :)), but for the most part I agree.

shoots & stems dress, south bay tote, blue warbler slingbacks – I love the combination of the white dress with the blue shoes. I need to find some blue flats.

15.3.11

I've been missing lately because I've had a really busy few days. Will and I moved into our condo on Saturday, and it's been awesome.

This is the only good photo so far, since the rest of the condo is covered in boxes. I feel like I'm living in an episode of Hoarders.

Of course, the first thing I did was unpack and organize my closet.

I have my priorities.

It's been crazy and overwhelming because I've had work stress (a huge rollercoaster of emotions in the past few weeks) on top of moving stress. I have so much to do I don't know where to begin, I just stand in the middle of boxes and stare at everything. Sometimes I'm so overwhelmed I want to sit down among the boxes and cry.

But really, compared to what's happening in Japan, does it really matter? I'm safe, my family and friends are safe. I sleep in my warm bed and night and my life is still intact. I can't imagine what the thousands of people are going through.

about me

I wear skirts almost every day and I don't own a pair of dress pants. I believe there's a Simpsons quote for every life situation. I love big dogs and salted caramel (but not necessarily together). My favourite colour is turquoise. I shop, I eat, I read, I take photos. Who am I? Find out more.

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"Promises Like Pie-Crust", Christina Rossetti

Promise me no promises,So will I not promise you:Keep we both our liberties,Never false and never true:Let us hold the die uncast,Free to come as free to go:For I cannot know your past,And of mine what can you know?

You, so warm, may once have beenWarmer towards another one:I, so cold, may once have seenSunlight, once have felt the sun:Who shall show us if it wasThus indeed in time of old?Fades the image from the glass,And the fortune is not told.

If you promised, you might grieveFor lost liberty again:If I promised, I believeI should fret to break the chain.Let us be the friends we were,Nothing more but nothing less:Many thrive on frugal fareWho would perish of excess.